... help explain the moral of the story using visual stimulation instead of just using words. Authors may often use animals as such symbols. Some common animals that many authors use include snakes, pigs, dogs, horses, and some use sheep as well. It is often difficult to understand what each symbol means in a story, especially an animal's meaning. To understand the meaning better ... her own life instead of how Sykes wants her to live. She is now able to express her own thoughts and feelings without fearing how her ungrateful husband is going to react. The short story "Revelation" by Flanne...

• Word Count: 1041
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... to a self-revelation. This causes her to realize, that in God's eyes, she is no better or worse than the classes she has placed herself above and below in her scale. By the use of symbolism in this story, the writer provides subtle images to the reader about the self-revelation that the character, Mrs. Turpin, is about to be faced with ... . Symbolism is use of symbols by a writer to portray multiple meanings with fewer words. This allows the writer to say more while writing less and to draw a reader's attention a little closer to the meaning or emotion that he or she is trying to expres...

• Word Count: 495
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School